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hueymahl

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14. Thank you for the article

Reply to PatrickforB (Original post)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 11:18 AM

Oct 2023

The arms industry members are cheerleaders for most wars, its simply good for business. And there is strong evidence that we allow them to actively influence our elected leaders to be more agressive and hawkish, leading us into more conflicts that might otherwise be avoided with diplomacy.

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Middle East War Adds to Surge in International Arms Sales [View all] PatrickforB Oct 2023 OP

Also a more rapid decline of the biosphere. 2naSalit Oct 2023 #1

Is that why certain folks are investing in weapons manufacturers? It is the way after all. Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #2

Yeah, when Obama was elected, my son had just graduated from college and was day trading. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #9

that is when it started. Guns and ammo sales soared. Gun nuts would be at Cabella's when shipment Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #13

Great, just what the world needs, more weapons IronLionZion Oct 2023 #3

In Ukraine perhaps? They seem to have a need for weapons. paleotn Oct 2023 #5

Nobody's forgetting anything. This is just a variable of which we should keep aware. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #10

Sorry, but some people cannot be reasoned with. paleotn Oct 2023 #12

I hear you. Greed, envy, wrath, pride, lust, gluttony, escapism...these are the old PatrickforB Oct 2023 #15

I'd say a lot of folks benefited from the downfall of the Nazis. paleotn Oct 2023 #4

Don't patronize me. And don't put words in my mouth. The article is what it is. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #7

"God knows, no one else benefits from war." Your words. paleotn Oct 2023 #11

Well, I have no problem with Ukraine and Israel getting more weapons. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #6

Again, as I say above, I am not objecting to sending weapons to help Israel or Ukraine. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #8

Thank you for the article hueymahl Oct 2023 #14